james schlessinger. which called to resign under the provisions of the constitution which prevents members of congress from holding office under the executive branch. start thinking of the issues -- i am an old originalist. i've been thinking of this for four point decades, going back to the nixon years. this is the point that matters, i am an old originalist meaning i am not a new originalist. there are different schools of thought. [indiscernible] new originalist them is a linguistic term. i am an old originalist and that i believe in why any of them getting to the original meeting of the constitution requires pursuing a serious form of historical analysis. there is no credible way to be an originalist if you are not prepared to grapple with the nuances and difficulties, but also the amplitude and complexity of the historical record. that is what i thought all along and as i got to work on it in the early 1980's actively, it always seemed to me part of the order of things, that the only way one could b

an obscure group which filed a very interesting suit against defense secretary james schlessinger. arguing that all those members of congress who also held commissions in rotary -- military reserves should resign. under the provisions of the constitution which prevents members of congress from holding office under the executive branch. as you start -- i am an old originalist. i've been thinking of this for 4.5 decades, going back to the nixon years. but this the point that really matters, i am an old originalist in another sense, meaning, i am not a new originalist. there is a whole school of saw, -- they new originalist them is a linguistic term. i am an old originalist in the sense that i believe in why any attempt to the original meeting of the constitution requires pursuing a serious form of historical analysis. that there is no credible way to be an originalist if you are not prepared to grapple with the nuances and difficulties, but also the amplitude and the complexities of the historical record. that is what i thought all along and as i got to work on it in the early 1980's